FEI Homework: Final FEI Assignment Due Aug 3.

After you have had a few days to go through the materials and ideas presented to you at the

Fire Ecology Institute, please mail or email to me by August 3:

1. A minimum of one page reflection on the presenters, activities, materials, and field trips and the impact they all had on your personal knowledge gained, perceptions changed, and new awareness of our natural resources.

2. A minimum of two pages of lesson plans and/or curriculum implementation ideas. Include the following:

-What is the overarching theme or message you want your audience to know.

-Which of the materials that you received will be useful?

Be specific, and include activities, standards addressed, subjects addressed,

district goals, any challenges you may encounter.

-Describe in detail the unit/curriculum/project or lesson plans that will br created for your students.

-What additional material, resources or people might be needed?

-How might you involve others in your school or community?

-Will you be able to include mapping or GIS applications?

Stipend checks will be processed upon satisfactory completion of the above.
Thanks so much for your enthusiasm and full participation!

More great resources:

Living with Fire http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/fire_game/

http://interwork.sdsu.edu/fire/purpose.htm

http://www.wildlandfire.com/

http://www.wildfirenews.com/fire/articles/jobs.html

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/radiox/frame.html?yellowstone/

Fire Wars NOVA http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/

If Trees Could Talk http://www.foresthistory.org/Education/Curriculum/index.html

http://www.wildlandfire.com/docs/wildfire_edu.htm

http://www.smokeybear.com/resources.asp

http://www.redcross.org/preparedness/educatorsmodule/EDU_Wildland_Fires/k-2%20Wildfire%20and%20Healthy.pdf

http://www.wildfireprograms.com/search.html?displayId=228

http://www.firewise.org/Information/Who-is-this-for/Educators/Curricula-and-lesson-plans.aspx

http://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/ctnf/learning/parents-teacher/?cid=STELPRDB5106328&width=full

http://www.firescience.gov/projects/briefs/00-1-2-09_FSBrief42.pdf

The Natural Inquirer http://www.naturalinquirer.org/all-issues.html

http://www.naturalinquirer.org/Wildland-Fire-Edition-i-1.html

This edition of the Natural Inquirer is all about wildland fire. You will learn about the benefits of wildland fire, as well as some of its dangers. You will learn what fire scientists are learning about wildland fire. They are learning, for example, 1)that wildland fire should not be completely eliminated from natural environments, but it should be managed; 2) how to predict which weather conditions most favor a wild-fire being started; 3) about the relation-ship between wildland fires and global warming; 4) how to best protect homes and other buildings from wildfires; and 5) about how wildland fires can benefit the natural environment. Wildland fires are interesting, and they are fun to learn about. As you will see when you read the articles, all of the scientists in this journal enjoy learning about wildland fire. We hope that you enjoy learning about it too!

Articles in this NI Issue

· Dew It! Which Weather Measurements are Related to the Occurrence of Wildland Fire?

· Fighting Fire with Fire: Protecting the Homes of People and Birds

· Let's Clear the Air: The Danger of Forest Fire Smoke to Firefighters

· Liar, Liar, House on Fire! The Relationship Between Trees, Wildland Fire, and Damage to Homes

· Smoke and Mirrors: Detecting the Amount of Gases in Wildland Fire Smoke

· Time Will Tell: Does Wildfire Damage the Prarie?

· Who Gives a Hoot? Determining the Value of Owl Habitat

Additional Resources for this Issue:

· Fire Prevention Tips http://www.firewise.org/

· Gallery of Wildland Fire Photos http://www.wildlandfire.com/

· Games & Activities http://www.naturalinquirer.org/Games-and-Activities-v-32.html#Wildland

National Interagency Fire CenterFor more information visit http://www.nifc.gov/

· NOVA Fire Simulation http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/simulation.html

· NOVA Fire Wars http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/fire/

· Student Reading Guide for "Smoke and Mirrors" Article Click here to download reading guide.

· U.S. Fire Administration Kid's Page http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

· USDA Forest Service Fire & Aviation Management http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/

http://www.naturalinquirer.org/Wildland-Fire-2-Edition-i-27.html

This edition of the Natural Inquirer focuses on wildland fire. Wildland fire has been defined as any fire occurring in vegetation areas regardless of how it was started. In this edition, you will learn about different types of wildland fires, including uncontrolled wildfires and fires purposely set and controlled by foresters to provide benefits to a natural area.

Articles in this NI Issue

· aPods Rule!

· Can We Grow Now?

· Don't Judge a Soil by Its Color

· Fight or Light?

· Keeping It Local

· Pecking Order

· Snake, Rattle, and Roll

· Trust is a Must

Nature conservancy and Discovery Education

http://www.natureworkseverywhere.org/video-tour

Getting to Know Wildland Fire